anaheim-gazette 1921-07-28

EGG LAYING CONTEST PLANNED FOR POMONA Orange County Poultrymen Will Compete for Prizes Biddles of Orange county, on your toes! Your abilities as egg-layers are to be put to the test. Your bosses, most of whom are members of the poultry department of the Orange county farm bureau, were receiving notice today of a big contest that is to be held, beginning in October. The poultry departments of the Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego county farm bureaus have gone into the project with a vim. All of them, including the Orange county department, will co-operate with the Poultry Producers of Southern California in holding the contest, which is to be conducted at Pomona. Telling of the plan, J. R. Waters, assistant farm advisor of Orange county, stated: "California as a state and especially this southern section, is growing rapidly as an egg-producing center of the United States. "Petaluma and Santa Cruz districts have each conducted an egg-laying contest and the breeders from all over the state have shown great interest and received valuable advertisement of their respective flocks. "The committee has decided to use the shed roof type of house, as recommended by the University of California and the birds in the contest will be kept in pens containing approximately one hundred birds each. "Each entry will consist of twelve pure-bred pullets of recognized standard variety. "The contest will open October 1 for one year and entries should be shipped between September 15 and that date." hibitionist says in effect that "the sea must be dry at any cost." Those who want to keep the ocean wet have the solidest arguments, they declare, upon which to base their claims. Their fight was begun in Washington before the old administration went out of office, when a committee of five leading steamship men of the country saw the secretary of the treasury and attorney-general, in order to place their case on record. Mr. Munson illustrated the case in regard to two of the Munson line ships which are now on the run to Buenos Aires via Rio de Janeiro. These are the Huron and the Martha Washington. They are fine vessels capable of carrying many passengers and are chartered to the Munson line by the shipping board. Thus they are under government control. As a result the liquor laws of the country, as now construed, are held to be effective on these boats wherever they may be. It appears that when these vessels were first placed in the River Plate service, which naturally necessitates carrying many passengers of Spanish nativity and descent, the question of deep-sea prohibition had not come up and win was served as on vessel of competing lines. The Huron and Martha Washington did a thriving business. Then came the edict ruling that nothing above the legal "half of 1 percent" was to be served aboard shipping board steamers, and the number of passengers quickly dropped 50 per cent or more. A large proportion of those who had been patrons of the Munson liners flocked to other ships. Men in the passenger department of the International Mercantile Marine company say: "People purchasing tickets usually ask us for a frank statement as to whether drinks will be served on the American ships during a voyage. If the reply is in the nega- COTTONPUTO LIST Fight Will Be Caused—Hope for Congressman Valley, who led to place a duty o staple cotton, lose hour and cotton kinds remain on tariff bill just paid on long staple in the senate th and California w Egyptian and o tion. The vote on tariff bill to pla valorem tariff on one-eighth staple—217 against th for it. A change have saved the adequate protect long staple cott gressman Swing members of th thought tariff won and th na amendment is ment to all th in congress from Step have all present all th finance committee ridge will urge p of the amendmen mittee. It is ex amendment will one and three-ele all under that to staple at that le be taxed at th the value. There is a rea senate will res with alacrity and to believe that "The committee has decided to use the shed roof type of house, as recommended by the University of California and the birds in the contest will be kept in pens containing approximately one hundred birds each. "Each entry will consist of twelve pure-bred pullets of recognized standard variety. "The contest will open October 1 for one year and entries should be shipped between September 15 and that date. "An effort is being made to make conditions at the scene of the contest similar to those at the better commercial plants in southern California. "Present indications show that there will be many applications to enter birds. "Any information regarding the rules and regulations may be obtained at the farm bureau office, Santa Ana." MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY G. C. Bergdoll, destined to stand in American history as the twentieth century prototype of Hale's "Man Without a Country," doubtless realizes by now that the way of the transgressor is much less pleasant than he supposed. Branded as a craven, with a streak of yellow a foot wide, he sojourns now among the German people who, to do them justice, cannot be accused of lack of courage. His slimy trail has been mirrored the mother who didn't raise him to be a soldier, and at least one officer of the United States army is accused of graft in connection with the case. From his refuge in Germany, Bergdoll occasionally raises his voice to add to the list of those whom he alleges, he bribed to facilitate his safety. Justice is popularly supposed to have shrieked when Kosciousko fell; certainly the blinded goddes will groan if the United States government falls to bring this most notorious of slackers before the bar of law as he has already been brought before the bar of outraged public sentiment. It is essential the principle that the obligations of citizenship rest with equal weight upon all alike, the rich and poor, the high and low, the mighty and the humble, shall be established beyond doubt or cavil. The escape of Bergdoll, the various efforts to apprehend him, including the badly bungled attempt to kidnap him in Germany, were spectacular and dramatic; it is TO CURB CITY CONTROL The north and central parts of the state are getting ready to fight to take away the political control from the large cities, according to information received by Assemblyman Chester M. Kline, of San Jacinto. Mr. Kline is just in receipt of several communications from the north, one from Assemblyman Guy Windrew, of Madera, proposing an amendment which would give control to the country districts by apportioning 40 senatorial districts according to population but providing, however, that no county shall have more than one senator and that no senatorial district shall have less than 10,000 population. At the last legislature there were three measures offered for reapportionment. One by Bernard apportioning one senator to each county, another by Kline providing that no three counties should have more than 49 per cent of the representation in the legislature. This follows the New York plan where the constitution provides that no one county should have more than 49 per cent. The third was by Prendergast providing that no city or city and county should have more than four senators. The Prendergast measure was the only one brought to a vote and it was defeated. July 9 the Sacramento valley chamber of commerce seemed to favor the Bernard plan, but a committee of three was appointed to confer with a like It is essential the principle that the obligations of citizenship rest with equal weight upon all alike, the rich and poor, the high and low, the mighty and humble, shall be established beyond doubt or cavil. The escape of Bergdoll, the various efforts to apprehend him, including the badly bungled attempt to kidnap him in Germany, were spectacular and dramatic; it is necessary his apprehension, extradition and punishment shall be equally striking. He has come to typify slackerism in the public mind. His punishment should be typical of the long arm of American justice. SHALL THE OCEAN BE WET? Whether the prohibition forces, aided by the Volstead enforcement law, will be able to make old ocean sit up and look sober, so far as American passenger liners are concerned, remains to be seen. So far the law has not pounced upon the owners of foreign-going passenger ships to any extent. In fact, no definite and decisive ruling as to the law's application in that particular has been forthcoming. "It will be suicide to enforce prohibition on American passenger ships." Such was the statement of a prominent shipping man to the writer of this article: "We can get along very well with prohibition ships—the law must be enforced," was the statement of Senator Jones, head of the committee on commerce of the United States senate, which has been charged with the upbuilding of the American merchant marine. The veteran shipping man is counting the cost to American commerce and commercial prestige while the p: ANNEIM GAZETTE COTTON PUT ON FREE LIST; GROWERS LOSE Fight Will Be Carried to Senate Floor —Hope for Favorable Action Congressman Swing, of Imperial valley, who led successfully the fight to place a duty of 15 per cent on long staple cotton, lost out at the eleventh hour and cotton of all grades and kinds remain on the free list, of the tariff bill just passed. Unless a duty on long staple cotton can be restored in the senate the growers of Arizona and California will be at the mercy of Egyptian and other foreign competition. The vote on the amendment to the tariff bill to place a 15 per cent ad valorem tariff on all cotton of one and one-eighth staple or longer was close —217 against the amendment and 198 for it. A change of ten votes would have saved the amendment and given adequate protection to the growers of long staple cotton in the west. Congressman Swing and, in fact, all the members of the California delegation thought the fight for protection was won and the narrow defeat of the amendment is a distinct disappointment to all the Republican members in congress from California. Steps have already been taken to present all the facts to the senate finance committee and Senator Shortridge will urge personally a restoration of the amendment by the finance committee. It is expected that the senate amendment will fix the low limit at one and three-eighths staple, allowing all under that to come in duty free and staple at that lengths and longer will be taxed at the rate of 15 per cent on the value. There is a reason to believe that the senate will restore the amendment with alacrity and there is good reason to believe that the conferees can hold STATE HIGHWAY WORK How important a part state highway work has taken in solving the problem of unemployment in California is shown by contracts let for state highways since the beginning of the year. In all thirty-five new contracts for approximately six million dollars worth of work have been let by the California highway commission during the first six months of 1921. This work was distributed all over California and in addition to the work under way constitutes a large factor in relieving unemployment conditions in California. Bids on other sections are being asked and a large highway program is well under way. The extent to which this work is distributed is shown by the 1921 contracts that have thus far been let. These contracts are for work in the following counties: Fresno, Tehama, Shasta, Santa Barbara, Kern, Humboldt, Butte, San Luis Obispo, Mondocino, Placer, Nevada, Sacramento, Amador, Solano, San Mateo, Tulare, Los Angeles, San Diego, Mono, Mariposa and Glenn. WALNUT CULTURE COURSE A new correspondence course on walnut culture is being prepared by the state college of agriculture, Berkeley. The course will consist of twelve lessons and will take up such subjects as general conditions and prospects of the walnut industry, choosing and location, selecting the trees, propagation work, laying out and planting the orchard, care of the orchard, irrigation and soil culture, control of diseases, insects and other pests, harvesting and marketing, orchard management and business aspects. The subject matter will be thoroughly reliable and up-to-date, and is intended to fill a large demand for in the park creek not very far from the main thoroughfare. The alligator, according to County Purchasing Agent F. W. Slabaugh, is 17 years old and for the past six or seven months it has refused to eat. An attempt to feed it is made every three months. Slabaugh is of the opinion that the reptile became ravenously hungry and proceeded to eat whatever vegetation it could find about the park. The alligator was given to the county about seven months ago by Sam Ward, assistant manager of the Orange county garage. COULDN'T BE WORSE "Dear me!" exclaimed the inquisitive old lady. "There is a great crowd around that bulletin board. Has a catastrophe occurred?" "Yes, ma'am," said the disgusted fan, as he paused in his flight to a suburban car line. "You said it, ma'am. The home team lost."—Birmingham Age-Herald. ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS COLLEGE Santa Ana, California Enrollments now active for our full term. We can train you in a few months for a good position paying from $75 to $150 a month. The demand for our graduates was never great. Salaries were never so great. We cannot fill half the position placed at our disposal. We must have more students this year to meet the wheels of business moving. As today for our FREE catalogue. J. W McCormac, President. J.C.Oshar,D.D.S.,M.D PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT— of the amendment by the finance committee. It is expected that the senate amendment will fix the low limit at one and three-eighths staple, allowing all under that to come in duty free and staple at that lengths and longer will be taxed at the rate of 15 per cent on the value. There is a reason to believe that the senate will restore the amendment with alacrity and there is good reason to believe that the conferees can hold the cotton tariff in the bill if the senate votes to protect the new long-staple industry in the United States. Both the walnut growers of California and the almond growers will appeal to the senate finance committee to get an increase in duties. The walnut men want at least 4 cents on unshelled and 12 on shelled and the almond men want 5 on unshelved and 15 on shelled. Senator Shortridge was advised by wire late Thursday that T. Tucker, manager of the almond growers of California, would leave San Francisco at once and remain in Washington until the senate acted on the almond tariff. Congressman Osborne has received word that the walnut men will also appeal to the senate finance committee in order to secure an increase as above outlined. THE TRAINING CAMPS "We have always relied," said President Wilson in 1914, "on a citizenry trained and accustomed to arms." We have. And we have always refused to prepare our citizens to bear guns. The inevitable result of our failure to follow the logic of our own adopted principle of defense has been the waste of many precious lives on the battlefield. So often has this been pointed out that it would seem the nation would turn down its costly inconsistency. The demonstration of the last war was nearly able to accomplish this, but not quite. Congress, encouraged by the negligence of the majority and the perverted sentiment of an ever active minority, refused to pass a law to require citizens to prepare for the efficient performance of the foremost duty; the defense of the country. There was but one thing then to do, and it is being done. In a few days a training camp for citizens will be opened at Camp Grant. It is for volunteers. There citizens who are accepting their duty to fight when the call comes may go to learn the rudimentary duties of the soldier. The camp is one of nine, one in each lesson and will take up such subjects as general conditions and prospects of the walnut industry, choosing and location, selecting the trees, propagation work, laying out and planting the orchard, care of the orchard, irrigation and soil-culture, control of diseases, insects and other pests, harvesting and marketing, orchard management and business aspects. The subject matter will be thoroughly reliable and up-to-date, and is expected to fill a large demand for a concise discussion of one of California's main tree crops. Information concerning the course may be obtained by writing to the division of agricultural education, Berkeley, or to the farm advisor, Santa Ana. Circular No. 113 describes twenty-nine other correspondence courses. AGAIN, THAT BUSHEL! What is a bushel? You might almost as profitably ask, "How old is Ann?" The department of agriculture reports that a bushel of sweet potatoes is 46 pounds in the Dakotas and 60 pounds in Maryland. A bushel of tomatoes is 45 pounds in Oklahoma and 60 pounds in Virginia. A bushel of unshelled green peas is 28 pounds in Massachusetts and 56 pounds in Pennsylvania. There are similar differences all over the country. There is almost as wide variation in the size of the bushel of produce that measured instead of weighed, though it cannot be shown so exactly. A bushel measure may be level heaped, and the heaping varies according to the nature of the contents, the local custom and the generosity of the seller. The U.S. bureau of markets has been trying for years to bring order out of chaos of weights and measures in this country. There is obvious need of having definite standards applied uniformly in all the states and in every part of every state. There is also need of having all containers brought into some definite relation to the accepted national standards and their contents clearly indicated, so that every purchaser may know what he is getting. California is one of the states taking a lead in this adjustment. WANDERING ALLIGATOR IN THE COUNTY PARK Reptile Captured Before He Succeeded In Devouring Any Campers minority, refused to pass a law to require citizens to prepare for the efficient performance of the foremost duty; the defense of the country. There was but one thing then to do, and it is being done. In a few days a training camp for citizens will be opened at Camp Grant. It is for volunteers. The citizens who are accepting their duty to fight when the call comes may go to learn the rudimentary duties of the soldier. The camp is one of nine, one in each corps area of the newly organized army. It will be directed by professional soldiers. There will be training in arms. There will be instruction in how to care for one's self in camp and march and field. There will be instructions in athletics and proper entertainment. We believe any young man who attends it in every respect. He will have an opportunity to never respect. He will have an outing which will be an experience of life-long benefit. He will come out stronger physically, morally, and mentally, and we hope he will make himself an active missionary to preach the benefits of the camp to all youth within his reach and to their parents. The national guard service, the reserve officers' training camps, the citizens' training camps like that at Camp Grant cannot give the republic what it should have, "a citizenry trained and accustomed to arms." But they are an example, a reminder of duty, and a nucleus of defense. We must do the best we can to make them a success until public opinion takes hold of the lesson of patriotic citizenship which they teach and we are ready to accept the logic of our democratic principle of national defense, which requires not only that the citizens shall defend his country when called, but that he should be prepared to perform that duty. WANDERING ALLIGATOR IN THE COUNTY PARK Reptile Captured Before He Succeeded In Devouring Any Campers Campers in and around Orange county park felt more at east following the capture last Thursday evening of a large alligator, which escaped from its enclosure near the entrance to the park some time Tuesday night. All day Thursday persons in and about the park were on the lookout for the alligator and parents were afraid to permit their children to get very far out of their sight. While the alligator is not particularly dangerous, it was believed that it would snap at a child if suddenly surprised or stepped upon. The reptile was found about 7 o'clock Thursday evening by Miss Helen Portiere, aged 11, member of a family that is camping near the park. She came upon the alligator accidentally. J. B. Irwin, custodian of the park, was immediately notified and the wandering alligator was returned to its pen, which is just to the left of the driveway inside the park entrance. According to Irwin, the alligator escaped by crawling under the wire netting which has held it a captive for about seven months. Tracks about the park showed that the alligator had wandered several hundred feet. It could not be located by its tracks, however, because of the unevenness of the ground in some spots. When found the alligator was lying Auto Accessories There are many conveniences for cars that come as "extras," and these are necessary for autoists who appreciate comfort. We carry a complete line of accessories and can supply your needs in this respect. Charles H. Mann Dodge Brothers Dealers for Anaheim 210 S. Los Angeles St. Phone 43 Kodak Finishing Kodak Finishing SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP It's the Finished Print That Counts Heying's Pharmacy ON THE CORNER It Pleases Us to Please You. 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